Monthly Archives: March 2015

#ReclaimAustralia : Refugees are welcome — racists are not!

The following leaflet was distributed at the Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne today. See : Thousands march in Melbourne on Palm Sunday to protest asylum seeker policies, Alana Schetzer, The Age, March 29, 2015. PDF of leaflet: standuptoracism.

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#ReclaimAustralia (minus one week + counting …)

It’s one week until neo-Nazis, white nationalists, evangelical Xtians, patriotic suburbanites and folks from regional and rural NSW, QLD and WA descend on Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Esperance (WA), Gold Coast, Hervey Bay (QLD), Hobart, Mackay (QLD), Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and … Continue reading

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antifa notes (march 26, 2015) : #ReclaimAustralia (again)

What’s a racism? Racist Reclaim Australia organisers complaining that their racist rally is attracting racists. *smh* The ‘Reclaim Australia’ (RA) rallies are just nine days away now. Folks in Melbourne and elsewhere are organising various activities to oppose these public … Continue reading

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#ReclaimAustralia counter-rally posters (Bris, Mel, Syd)

Below are PDFs of the above image for counter-rallies in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. (Note that the speech bubble is derived from a Facebook disco in which opponents of Reclaim Australia were derided as ‘lefty sluts’.) Feel free to download … Continue reading

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Rally Against #Racism, #Melbourne, Saturday April 4

Below are some PDFs of three posters/leaflets promoting the Rally Against Racism scheduled for Saturday, April 4 at Federation Square at noon. I’ll add more material as and when it’s produced. rally against racism101 ANTI RACIST RALLY201 Rally notice301

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antifa notes (march 20, 2015) : #ReclaimAustralia

In just over two weeks, flag-waving Islamophobes, White nationalists, neo-Nazis and other radical right-wing elements will be attending one of several rallies to ‘Reclaim Australia’ (RA) … … from the Muslim ruling class. Among those jumping on the Muslim-hating bandwagon … Continue reading

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Reclaim Australia Sydney Counter-Rally

For folks in Sydney … 10.30am, Saturday, April 4, Queens Square >>> Martin Place “Counter-rally speakers at Queen Square (on Macquarie Street near St James station), followed by march to the top of Martin Place. KYOL BLAKENEY, Sydney University SRC … Continue reading

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Reclaim Australia Brisbane Counter-Rally

For folks in Brisbane … 11am, Saturday, April 4, King George Square Facebook : Rally Against Racism And Bigotry – Brisbane

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“From Melbourne to Ramadi: My Journey” [Jake Bilardi]

See : Jake Bilardi, reportedly killed in Islamic State suicide bombing, planned to attack Melbourne, blog says, Michael Bachelard, The Age, March 12, 2015. Bilardi’s blog now appears to be devoid of content. He made several posts, of which this … Continue reading

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The Great Aussie Patriot is A Big Fat Silly

LOL. For the last few weeks The Great Aussie Patriot (aka Shermon Burgess) has been co-producing propaganda videos with a small group of neo-Nazis calling themselves ‘Nationalist Republican Guard’. Never one to miss an opportunity to wrap himself and his … Continue reading

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